Big T - I don't remember why I got the wood burning tool but it seems I'm using it more these days. My earlier stuff isn't burned. Just another paint brush in the kit to add some accent I guess. Or maybe just too lazy to carve.

Conga - I love all primitive art and have many influences both alive and dead. I really like the pre-Columbian American stuff most notably the Olmec. I don't really mind if styles get mixed up in most cases. I do have one carving in my closet that can't figure out if he's from Peru or the south seas. (or perhaps the carver can't figure it out) I believe it's too late to change course. I'll have to pull him out and stare at him for a couple of months and see if I can salvage him. Wasted my best log on him too. I hate when that happens.

Benz - Yes that burn took much longer that I thought it would. . .almost three hours. And take heart, in our more southern latitudes, spring is just around the corner.

Don't hold out on us Amate, let's see it all, even the stuff in the
back of the closet. I can relate to what you are saying about influences
getting all jumbled up in one piece, I'm working on one of those now

BIG tiki Scott - Sorry for being so slow to respond. Doing the makeovers is a low risk way for me to experiment with different finishes. The bloom has gone off the rose for me on many of these older carvings and I don't care too much if I screw up. These last two saw and improvement so I intend to keep doing the makeovers.

Clarita - Thanks, I have always had a special fascination with the culture of Easter Island. I hope to post the finished Birdman soon.

Surfintiki - "Droppin In" is only considered bad etiquette out in the line up. Thanks for having a look and you are welcome to visit any time.

Conga Tiki - If I reveal everything I have hidden in the closet, I may destroy my image as an international man of mystery. Many will re-emerge after they receive a makeover.

Thanks to everyone that stops by for a look. I am still trying to remember who everyone is. I try to look at everyone's stuff even if I don't post a comment.

On 2010-02-15 07:38, amate wrote:BIG tiki Scott - Sorry for being so slow to respond. Doing the makeovers is a low risk way for me to experiment with different finishes. The bloom has gone off the rose for me on many of these older carvings and I don't care too much if I screw up. These last two saw and improvement so I intend to keep doing the makeovers.

Clarita - Thanks, I have always had a special fascination with the culture of Easter Island. I hope to post the finished Birdman soon.

Surfintiki - "Droppin In" is only considered bad etiquette out in the line up. Thanks for having a look and you are welcome to visit any time.

Conga Tiki - If I reveal everything I have hidden in the closet, I may destroy my image as an international man of mystery. Many will re-emerge after they receive a makeover.

Thanks to everyone that stops by for a look. I am still trying to remember who everyone is. I try to look at everyone's stuff even if I don't post a comment.

The original idea was just the feathered wings and the two "weeping eye" motif Makemake images on the legs. There are so many great images associated with Rapanui culture that I had to fill all that empty space on the back.